Betty Edwards

Betty Edwards, 77, of Aransas Pass, Texas, died Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007.

She was born in Modoc, Ill. She married Charles Edwards, who preceded her in death.

Edwards had been a resident of the Rockport/Aransas Pass area the past 14 years.

Survivors include four daughters, Sharon Crowden of Rockview, Mo., Cindy Canady of Morley, Mo., Joyce Dunker of Phoenix, Kasey Geary of Aransas Pass; two brothers, Lowell Jones of Collinsville, Ill., Doyle Jones of Evansville, Ill.; six sisters, Lola Ruroede and Artann Fries of Ellis Grove, Ill., Alfreda Reed of Fenton, Mo., Vivian Favier of Modoc, Donna Harrison of Baldwin, Ill., Debbie Jones of Hickman, Ky.; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a son, a sister and three brothers.

Visitation will be from noon to 9 p.m. Sunday at Charlie Marshall Funeral Home in Rockport.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Aransas Memorial Park in Rockport.